What color is #CFBB56?

#CFBB56 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBB56?

The RGB value is 207, 187, 86: 207 red, 187 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBB56?

The complementary color is #566ACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBB56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBB56 color

#CFBB56 rgb(207, 187, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFBB56 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green and 33.7% blue (207, 187, 86).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 56% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#CFBB56 color codes

HEX	`#CFBB56`
RGB	`rgb(207, 187, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 56%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, -5.24, 52.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 52.97, 95.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.184, 49.48, 15.973)`
Decimal	`13613910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBB56, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFBB56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBB56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFBB56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbb56; }
.text { color: #cfbb56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbb56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 187 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbb56, #a7cf56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CFBB56?: #CFBB56 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBB56?: The RGB value is 207, 187, 86: 207 red, 187 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBB56?: The complementary color is #566ACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBB56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.